Magic: the Gathering is a collectible card game created by Richard Garfield.

In Magic, you play the role of a planeswalker who fights other planeswalkers for glory, knowledge, and conquest.

Your deck of cards represents all the weapons in your arsenal.

It contains the spells you know and the creatures you can summon to fight for you.

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Grading Magic: The Gathering Cards:

- Look at the card thoroughly. (Hold it up to the light)

- Determine if the card is MINT(M) by any imperfections. (If the card is just removed from a pack and placed inside a protective sleeve or case it is most likely mint)

- Grade a card as NEAR MINT(NM) condition if it has mild wear along the edges identifying it is as slightly played or it got damaged while the pack was being opened. (Any small curvature can also denote the card as near mint)

- Grade a card as VERY GOOD(VG) condition by the edges being more worn and dented and the face and back of the card as scuffed.

- Grade a card as GOOD(G) condition by more surface wear becoming more easily recognizable.

- Grade a card as FAIR(F) condition by its obvious wear, scuff marks, stains and creases.

- Grade a card as POOR(P) condition if there are multiple creases, the card is flimsy to the touch and edges are chewed up. (Paint will also be lighter or simply missing - Scratches and blatant creases as well)